Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- Despite progress in education and the concept of the women's empowerment, domestic violence against female members in families in Bangladesh continues to occur at an alarming rate.

The latest survey paints a grim picture of persistent abuse within households across the country and the cultural and social barriers that keep women trapped in silence.

The survey titled, 'Violence Against Women Survey 2024' conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), showed one in every two women in Bangladesh faces violence from her husband.

Around 76 per cent of women have experienced some form of physical, sexual, psychological, or economic violence or controlling behaviour by their husbands at some point in their lives. In...